''The Governor's Lady'' is a surviving 1915 American

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directed by

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and written by William C. deMille based on the 1912 play '' The Governor's Lady'' by Alice Bradley. The film stars

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, James Neill,

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and Tom Forman. The film was released on March 14, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

A simple miner named Daniel Slade and his wife Mary live in the mountains. Mary has a miscarriage and shortly after that Daniel discovers gold. The new wealth divides them; Daniel wants to join high society but Mary wants to continue living the simple life. Daniel gets frustrated and considers marrying Katherine Strickland, but in the end he realizes he loves Mary and follows her back to the cabin. By this time he has entered politics as a governor and he persuades her to return to be the governor's lady.

Cast

as Katherine Strickland *

* James Neill as Daniel Slade *

as Senator Strickland * Tom Forman as Robert Hayes

Preservation status

*A print is preserved in the

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collection Packard Campus.The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..The Governor's Lady''

Retrievesd November 19, 2022.

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The Governor's Lady, 1915
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